Chronological Table of Remarkable Events.
The following curious table is taken from Arthur Hopton'a "Concordancie of Years," 1615:—
1077—A blazing star on Palm Sunday, near the sun.
1100—The yard (measure) made by Henry I.
1116—The moone seemed turned into bloud.
1128—Men wore haire like women.
1180—Paris in France, and London in Englande, paued, and thatching in both left, because all Luberick was spoiled thereby with fire.
1189—Robin Hood and Little John lived. This yeare London obtained to be gouerned by Sheriffes and Maiors.
1205—By reason of a frost from January to March wheate was sold for a marke the quarter, which before was at twelve pence.—Anno Regni 6. John.
1209—London bridge builded with stone; and this yeare the citizens of London had a grant to choose them a maior.
1227—The citizens of London had libertie to hunt a certain distance about the citie, and to pass toll-free through England.
1231—Thunder lasted fifteen daies; beginning the morrow after St. Martin's day.
1233—Four sunnes appeared, beside the true sunne, of a red colour.
1235—The Jews of Norwich stole a boy and circumcised him, minding to have him crucified at Easter.
1247—The king farmed Queene-hiue for fifty pounds per annum, to the citizens.
1252—Great tempests upon the sea, and fearful; and this year the king (Henry III.) granted, that wheretofore the citizens of London were to present the maior before the king, wheresoeuer he were, that now barons of the exchequer should serue (serve).
1292—The Jews corrupting England with vsury, had first a badge giuen them to weare, that they might be knowne, and after were banished to the number of 150,00 persons.
1313—This yeare the king of France burned all his leporous and pocky people, as well men as women; for that he supposed they had poysoned the waters, which caused his leprosie. About this time, also, the Jews had a purpose to poyson all the Christians, by poysoning all their springs.
1361—Men and beasts perished in diuers places with thunder and lightning, and fiends were seene speake unto men as they trauelled.
1386—The making of gunnes found; and rebels in Kent and Essex, who entered London, beheaded all lawyers, and burnt houses and all bookes of law.
1388—Picked shoes, tyed to their knees with siluer chains, were vsed. And women with long gownes rode in side-saddles, like the queen, that brought side-saddles first to England; for before they rode astrid.
1401—Pride exceeding in monstrous apparrell.
1411—Guildhall in London begun.
1417—A decree for lantherne and candle-light in London.
1427—Rain from the 1st of Aprill to Hollontide.